Infant bath tub with toys



April 17, 1962 A. G. REISKIN INFANT BATH TUB WITH TOYS Filed NOV. 18,1958 INVENTOR 404403771 7. lPs/sA m/ BY ka-dv w ATTOR EY "iinitesi f3,b29,551 INFANT BATH TUB WEE-H YGYS Angnsta G. Reishin, 2026 (PecanAve, Eroehzyn, NFL Filed Nov. 18, 1958., Ser. No. 774,541 2 Claims. (Cl.46-32) This invention relates to an infants bath tub with toys or thelike.

It is known that a great number of infants are unmanageable when beingbathed, due either to fear of the water and soapsuds, or annoyance withthe washing process. In order to make this necessary occasion morepleasing for the infant as well as for the mother, it is desirable todistract the attention of the infant and to amuse him while he is beingbathed.

In order to satisfy these requirements, I have invented a novel infantsbath tub which is provided with toys or toy figures of human or animalshape, which the child may play with or look at while he is beingbathed. These toys and figures are adapted either to be positioned on orat the upper rim of the tub or to float in the bath water.

Still other objects and advantages of my invention will be apparent fromthe specification.

The features of novelty which I believe to be characteristic of myinvention are set forth herein and will best be understood, both as totheir fundamental principles and as to their particular embodiments, byreference to the specification and accompanying drawings, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view, partly in phantom outline, of theinfants bath of the present invention, showing various toys and figurespositioned on the rim or floating on the bath water;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged section view, partly in elevation, taken on line22 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view, partly in phantom outline, ofthe infants bath shown in FIG. 1, illustrating another form of theinvention for mounting the toys and figures thereon; and

FIG. 4 is a section view, partly in elevation, taken on line 4-4 of FIG.3.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, PEG. 1 shows an infants bathtub, generally designated 11, comprising a generally elliptical flatbottom 12, and an upwardly extending integral wall 13 connectedperipherally to said bottom. The upper edge of wall 13 is formed into acurved integral rim 14, as shown particularly in FIG. 2. Bath tub 11 mayhave any suitable shape other than the elliptical form, while rim 14 mayextend straight outwardly from the perimeter of said wall. Wall 13 andbead or rim 14 may be formed at any suitable material, but preferably ofa hard or semi hard plastic material, such as rubber, polyethylene, orother suitable material that may be extruded or molded into the suitableshape requisite for infants baths.

Rim 14 has a plurality of spaced apart slots or apertures 15 extendingthrough the top thereof. Each aperture 15 is adapted removably toreceive and retain a peg 16 (FIG. 2) of any one of a plurality of toysor figures: ship A; bird B; airplane C; giraffe D; fireman and ladder E;fish F; fisherman G; and baby H (FIG. 1). Pegs 16 of each toy or figureis secured thereto by suitable mechanical means, while in someembodiments said pegs may be formed integrally with said toys orfigures, depending upon the substance of which the latter are made. Inthe case of plastic toys or figures, pegs 16 may be molded integrallytherewith. Furthermore, each of the figures may be made of suchmaterials such as wood or plastics which would be non-toxic to infantsand which would have floating properties so that they would remain onthe surface of the bath water 17, as is the case with the duck figure K,shown in FIG. 1.

By this means the infant can be amused by seeing the various figurespositioned around the rim 14 of tub 11 so that his attention is divertedfrom the bathing process. In other cases the infant may reach out andremove the toys or figures from the rim, or replace them at his pleasurewhile he is being bathed. Also, the infant may play with the figures byfloating them in the bath water. After the bathing has been completedthe toys may be placed on the rim for convenient storage.

In some embodiments wall 13 of tub 11 may be sufii ciently thick so thatslots 15 may be formed in the top edge of the wall itself to accommodatethe pegs 16 of the various toys and figures.

Another means for securing the toys and figures on rim 14 of the tub 11is to provide a suitable metallic bar 18 within said rim at the upperend of wall 13. Instead of pegs 16 being positioned on the bottom of thetoys and figures, there is now provided a metallic element 19 securedthereto, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. In this embodiment, either one orthe other of bar 18 or element 19 is magnetized while the other elementis made of magnetically permeable material, whereby the toys and figurescan be positioned at random anywhere along the top of rim 14 so that thepositioning of said toys or figures is not restricted to any particularplace on the tub. Bar 18 may either be molded integrally into bead 19when tub 11 is being fabricated, or else said bar may be applied withinrim 14- by rolling or otherwise curling the end of said rim over andaround said bar.

Although the peg and slot means and magnetic means have been shown forreleasably mounting the toys and figures, on or near the top of the bathtub, it is understood that other suitable means, such as clamps, hooks,strings, or the like, for releasably holding said elements, iscontemplated within the purview of the present invention.

In the specification, I have explained the principles of my invention,and the best mode in which I have contemplated applying thoseprinciples, so as to distinguish my invention from other inventions; andI have particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed the part, mode orcombination which I claim as my invention or discovery.

While I have shown and described certain preferred embodiments of myinvention, it will be understood that modifications and changes may bemade without departing from the function and scope thereof, as will beclear to those skilled in the art.

It is claimed:

1. An infants bath tub comprising a bottom wall and an upwardlyextending integral wall for containing bath water, a rim formed at thetop of said wall, a plurality of toy elements, said toy elements eachhaving a peg depending therefrom, a plurality of spaced apart aperturesformed in said rim, said pegs cooperating with said apertures in the rimto releasably support said toy elements thereon.

2. An infants bath tub according to claim 1 wherein each of said toyelements is made of a material that floats on water that is contained inthe tub.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,279,615 Van Meter Sept. 24, 1918 2,212,326 Piken Aug. 20, 19402,511,756 Wallace June 30, 1950 2,720,724 Rice Oct. 18, 1955 2,755,489Meyers July 24, 1956 FOREIGN PATENTS 999,876 France Oct. 10, 1951799,305 Great Britain Aug. 6, 1958 i s-iterated Apr. 17, 1962 I

